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The quip was instigated after Kirby was asked once again on Tuesday whether the State Department still believes Clinton did not send or receive any classified documents over her private email server.

"It is still our view that we have no indication that any of the emails that have been upgraded…" Kirby said before he was interrupted by the reporter, unsatisfied with Kirby’s answer.

The reporter told Kirby he already "screwed it up."

Officials from the State Department announced it has flagged 305 emails from the server for a federal investigator to determine whether it should be deemed classified. The emails consist of 5.1 percent of the emails inspectors have reviewed already. Two "top secret" emails concerning drone use have already been found on Clinton’s server, prompting an FBI investigation into its security.

The State Department still defended Clinton, however. Kirby maintained that Clinton’s original statement from March about classified information remained true, and that the former secretary had done nothing wrong.

"We still have no indication that any of the emails were classified at the time they were sent, or necessarily should have been known to be classified when they were sent," Kirby said.

Daniel Bassali is a Media Analyst for the Washington Free Beacon. He graduated from The George Washington University in 2014. Prior to joining the Free Beacon, he worked as a Press Assistant and Travel Aide on the Dr. Monica Wehby for U.S. Senate campaign in Oregon. Daniel is from Burke, Virginia, and lives in Washington D.C. His Twitter handle is @bassalid. You can reach him at bassali@freebeacon.com.